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Using MyMathLab To Motivate Developmental Mathematics Students. George Woodbury College of the Sequoias Visalia, CA [email protected]. My Grading Policy. MML Homework 8.3% (1 per Section) MML Quizzes 8.3% (2 per Chapter) Pencil & Paper Exams 50% (1 per Chapter) Final Exam 33.3%. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Using MyMathLab To Motivate Developmental Mathematics Students George WoodburyCollege of the SequoiasVisalia, [email protected]
My Grading Policy MML Homework 8.3% (1 per Section) MML Quizzes 8.3% (2 per Chapter) Pencil & Paper Exams 50% (1 per Chapter) Final Exam 33.3%
My Contract With My Students Any student who meets the following criteria
will have the option of completing a final cumulative assignment instead of taking the final exam. In such a situation, the student will keep the grade that they had before the final.
Criteria for Contract Perfect scores on all MyMathLab homework
assignments MyMathLab quiz average of at least 80% No more than 2 absences Exam average of at least 70%
Contract Grading MML Homework: 12.5% MML Quizzes: 12.5% Pencil/Paper Exams: 75%
GradingNo Contract With Contract
MML HW 8.3% 12.5%
MML Quizzes 8.3% 12.5%
Exams 50% 75%
Final Exam 33.3% X
MyMathLab Homework Homework is assigned for each section we
cover. Students are allowed to work each problem
until they get it correct. There is a deadline for each assignment.
MyMathLab Quizzes There are two quizzes – one for the first half
of the chapter and a second for the second half of the chapter.
Students get two attempts at each quiz. Highest score of the two attempts count.
Pencil & Paper Exams Students take an exam at the end of each
chapter that we cover.
So, How’d It Go? Starting Population: 54 Students Retention: 49 Students (90.7%) Success (A - C) : 37 Students (68.5%)
A Little PerspectiveFall 2007My Class
With Contract
Spring 2007My ClassesNo Contract
Fall 2007Campus
WidePass 68.5% 49.4% 48.3%
Fail 22.2% 36.5% 33.8%
Drop 9.3% 14.1% 17.9%
Retention
90.7% 85.9% 82.1%
Comparison To Prior SemesterTest Averages
Average Fall ’07With Contract
Spring ’07No Contract
A 35% 12%
B 39% 21%
C 12% 36%
D 8% 9%
F 6% 22%
Comparison To Prior SemesterSuccess Rate, by Exam
Fall 2007With Contract
Spring 2007No
Contract
Test 1 – Transition 83% 74%Test 2 – Radicals 79% 55%Test 3 – Quadratic 80% 62%Test 4 – Functions 76% 61%Test 5 – Exp./Logs 71% 36%Test 6 – Conics 94% 92%
Comparison To Prior SemesterPercentage of A’s, by Exam
Fall 2007With Contract
Spring 2007No
ContractTest 1 – Transition 44% 30%Test 2 – Radicals 42% 20%Test 3 – Quadratic 35% 24%Test 4 – Functions 41% 21%Test 5 – Exp./Logs 33% 12%Test 6 – Conics 92% 76%
Comparison To Prior SemesterMean Score, by Exam
Fall 2007With Contract
Spring 2007No Contract
Test 1 – Transition 83.0 77.6Test 2 – Radicals 79.6 67.6Test 3 – Quadratic 79.7 73.8Test 4 – Functions 81.0 71.8Test 5 – Exp./Logs 75.0 58.3Test 6 – Conics 93.1 88.5
Comparison To Prior SemesterMedian Score, by Exam
Fall 2007With Contract
Spring 2007No Contract
Test 1 – Transition 86 80.5Test 2 – Radicals 84.5 75Test 3 – Quadratic 87 75.5Test 4 – Functions 85 76Test 5 – Exp./Logs 85 66Test 6 – Conics 99 96.5
Comparison To Prior Semester
Homework Average (Semester)
Fall 2007With Contract
Spring 2007No Contract
93.5% 80.7%
Benefits Students remediate themselves. Students learn proper notation. Students form bonds with classmates. Students work ahead.
Benefits Students put in an enormous amount of time
and effort. The average time spent on homework and
quizzes per student:Test 1: 6 hours, 46 minutesTest 2: 8 hours, 20 minutesTest 3: 10 hours, 40 minutesTest 4: 12 hours, 37 minutes
Benefits Students learn where their “issues” are and
ask for help. Students do their homework the way we want
them to – they want to make sure they understand before it’s time for the quiz.
So, How Do Students Feel About This Approach? They like it – they really like it! I gave a survey to 50 students in attendance
late in the semester.
How Much Time/Effort Compared To Last Math Class?Much Less 1
Slightly Less 2
Same 9
Slightly More 15
Much More 23
Has The Grading Policy Affected Your Time/Effort Devoted To This Class?Not At All 2
0
Somewhat 6
8
A Lot 34
How Much Has Using MyMathLab Increased Your Understanding?Not At All 0
1
Somewhat 16
8
A Lot 25
How Has Your Performance On Exams Been As You Expected?Much Worse 4
Slightly Lower 6
Same 13
Slightly Higher 15
Much Higher 12
If You Were To Take The Final Exam, What Grade Would You Expect?A 6
B 22
C 19
D 2
F 1
Changes This Semester 2 Intermediate Algebra & 1 Elementary
Algebra Classes Minimum Test Average: 80% SLO Checkpoint Quizzes: 90% Average SLO End-of-Course Assessment: 75% Writing Assignments/Projects: 100%
Participation
Questions or Comments?George [email protected]